Peace century calendar



E. G. KECK.

PEACE CENTURY CALENDAR.

APPLICATIQN FILED APR. 5. 919.

1,368, 1 62. Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

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PEACE CENTURY CALENDAR.

Application filed April 5,

To all wiiom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN G. Knox, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Greenville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in eace Century Calendars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in calendars.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a calendar embodying a card hav ing vertical columns of figures marked thereon to represent the dates of the different months, and a scale having the days of a series of weeks marked thereon, and movable across the card transversely to the side of any part cular vertical column on the card representing the desired month, suitable fastening means being provided for releasably securing the scale in its different positions upon the card.

Another object of the invention resides in the specific means employed for releasably securing the scale in different positions upon the card, such means being readily operable to release the scale for further movement.

Other objects, as well as the foregoing, will be more readily understood irom the following description and accompanying drawings, in whch drawings Figure 1 is a front plan view of my improved calendar.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the lines 22 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the fasteninc; moans employed for holding the sliding scale in position.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 designates a calendar card having its upper and lower edges reinforced with thin metal strips 2 engaged with said edges as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The upper reinforcing strip 2 is provided with an integral tab 8 perforated to receive a nail or similar sup porting member when it is desired to suspend the card in the usual manner. Immediately below this upper reinforcing strip 2, there is left a relatively large advertising space upon which photographs or other advertising matter may be printed. For example, in the present drawings, the title of the calendar, Peace century calendar, together with the year has been printed in Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

1919. Serial are. 287,766.

this space but it is to be understood that in the placeof this matter any other suitable advertising or attractive matter can be pr nted. The lower boundary of the advertistng space is marked by the line indicated at 41, below which line the card is divided into a plurality of vertical columns, in each of which is arranged the dates of one month of the year, the name, or abbreviation of the month being marked just below the head of the column. Thus, in the present instance, the calendar is divided into twelve vertical columns each representing one month of the year. The column on the left representing January is spaced from the adjacent edge of the card so as to provide a space for the sliding scale when the latter is to be arranged opposite this month. It will also be noted in this connection that the names of the months are not marked at the very top of the columns, but are placed a little below the top so as to leave; above the name of each month, a short column in which is marked indicia relating to conditions oi the moon or other miscellaneous data. Below the columns and adjacent the lower edge of the card may be marked such data as legal or special holidays, the dates of which are surrounded by circles which may be oi different colors as desired.

The sliding scale used with this card is in the form of a narrow slip, indicated at 5, upon which are marked in vertical columns the days of a series of weeks. Above the first day. which in the present case is Wednesday, there is left a space in which is marked data relating to the" conditions of the moon as indicated by such words as Full, New. First Q arter. etc, which is read in connection with the figures on the calon dar card above the name of each month as will be obvious. The upper edge of the scale '5 is provided with a reinforcing binding 6 in the form of a thin metal strip folded about "said edge as indicated in Fig. 2. A tab '7 is formed integral with the edge of this reinforcing strip that is disposed adjacent the calendar card and this tab is bent upwardly to extend above the upper edge of said reinforcing strip. Through an opening formed in this tab there is passed a fastening member 8 in the shape of an ordinary paper clip, the prongs of which are adapted to be passed through any one of a series of openings 9 extending transpersely across the calendar card above the inc 5.

The lower edge of the sliding scaleis reinforced in the same manner as the upper edge thereof as indicated at 10 but'different means are employed for securing this edge of the scale to the card. In this instance, a thin metal strip 11 is passed through an opening in the scale just above the binding 10. One end of this strip is bent down to lie against the inner face of the scale as indicated at 12, while the opposite end of the strip is carried downwardly along the outer face of the scale, across the lower edge thereof, and thence upwardly along the inner face thereof. This end is then carried outwardly at right angle to the inner face of the scale for a short distance and is bent downwardly then as indicated at 13 thus providing the hook formation shown clearly in Fig. 3. The end 13 of this strip is adapted to be engaged in any one of a series of openings 14 extending transversely across the calendar card just above the lower reinforcing strip 2 thereof.

In describing the method of using this calendar reference will be had to'Fig. 1. In this figure, the sliding scale 5 is arranged at the extreme left of the calendar card 1 and beside the first vertical column of figures on said card, representing the month of January. It will be seen that the short vertical column of dates above the name of the month are disposed directly opposite the words Full Moon, Last Quarter, etc, on the sliding scale. Likewise, the different days marked on the sliding scale are arranged opposite the proper dates in the vertical column on the card. Now, to move the card to the second vertical column of figures representing the month of February it is first necessary to straighten the prongs of the fastening member 8 which are bentto engage the rear face of the card as shownin Fig. 2. The tab 7 is then pulled away from the calendar card to free the prongs of this fastening member from the first of the openings 9. At this stage, the fastening memberS can be reengaged with the second of the openings 9 or, if desired, the hook end 13 of the lower fastening member 11 can be disengaged from the first of the openings 1a thus completely separating the sliding scale from the calendar card. This complete separation, however, is not necessary as the fastening member 8 after being disengaged from the first of the openings 9 can be engaged with the second of said openings, while the lower fastening member 11 is still left in its original position. When this is done, after the member 7 is re'elng'aged with the second of the openings 9 the scale can be pulled outwardly from the card in such a manner that the lower fastening member will easily slip from the first of the openings 1% for reengagement in the second of said openings. In this connection, it will be noted that the formation of the lower fastening member 11 is such as to enable this member to be readily engaged or disengaged with the openings 14: as desired, while the upper fastening member is constructed in such a way as to securely hold the scale to the calendar card. It will be obvious however that identical means may be used for securing both upper and lower edges of the sliding scale, such means taking the form either of the fastening member 8 or the member 11, or if desired, any other suitable fastening means may be employed for the purpose.

Having thus fully described my invert tion, I claim-- I 1. The combination of a calendar card having indicia marked thereon representing the days of the different months, and pro vided with a double row of apertures formed adjacent the opposite margins thereof, a scale movable across the card and having indicia marked thereon representing the days of a series of weeks, and fastening members carried by the scale and inscrtible through the openings in the card for planing engagement with the opposite face of the card to retain the scale in different positions thereon.

2. The combination of a calendar card having a plurality of columns containing figures representing the days of each month, a scale having the names of the weeks arranged in a series, said scale being movable transversely across the face of the card, a series of openings at the upper and lower margins of the vertical columns, prong fastening member passing through the upper end of the scale adapted to en age said upper openings, and a second fastening member carried by the lower end of the scale and having a hook for insertion through the lower openings.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. EDT/VIN KECK.

Witnesses 2 Fos'rnn C. HILLnGAss, F. F. Hnnmnn. 

